New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-23

Not war, but rumors of war. is tire phrase
hsed by The TRIBUNE's regular London ccrrc-
spOndent to describe European affairs. Every
one talks of tranquility, but military prepara-
tons are rushed rapidly forward by all Gov
ernmcnts. This may indeed mean peace but
If war does not come it is safe to say that the
world will never again see so great an amount
Of cause followed by so small an amount Of
effect
The proceedings in Congress during the last
week in regard to the fisheries have finally
convinced the British that the American peo-
pie are really determined not to be imposed
upon in the matter; and that conviction has
found expression in various ways. Small Tory
journals talk about Yankee insolence," but
newspapers of influence like "The Spectator ~
hope that the difficulties may speedily be ar
ranged. This shows what a little frmness at
Washington will do 1t is lamcntablc that the
President and his Secretary Of State cannot
be relied upon to to deepen the favorable i'm
preston made by the Senate and the House.
After the North had put down the Rebellion,
the English Nation began to have some respect
Tor Americans, and amably indicated desire
to be on friendly terms with us. This feeling
was made most manifest when Gladstone be-
came Premier in 1868 and Grant President in
1869, and the result of it all was the Geneva
Tribunal. That incident and the preliminary
negotiations which led up to it are the subject
of an article by General Badeau. printed in
The TRIBUNE to-day General Ba1eau seems
to have been sort of g best man " to the Grant
Administrations, and his style of description
mn facfS bod vrilI b.,
highly entertaining.
The tragedy which has led to the arrest of
Policeman Adams for killing an innocent ltal-
ian boy may be repeated any day with far
greater excuse for the police officer if the Re-
ceiver of Taxes is not removed from the Cen
eral Sessions building. The present arrange
ment. which cOmpels hundreds of taxpayers to
stand In lines along the corridors through
which criminals are conveyed to and from the
cOurt-rOOms. is an invitation to reckless pris-
oners to endeavor to escape. If such an at
tempt were made the officer having the crimi-
nal in charge would have to choose between
allowing him to get away without hindrance and
the use of means that would almost certainly
result in injury to the citizens who were attend.
ing to their sad duties in the payment of taxes
Another tragedy ought not to be necessary to
induce the Board of Estimate to do their part
In providing for the removal of the Receivers
Office.
Mrs. Helen Campbclps pepper on "Prisoners
of Poverty" to-day throws light upon the most
difficult phase of the problem, the disposition.
namely, Of that element of hopeless incapablcs
which hamper progress in every community.
These arc the unfOrtunates who arc not able
to accomplish anything. Sent into the world
with feeble brains and bodies, victims from
the first day of their lives of the vice or mis-
fortune of their parents, they are doomed to
failure In the struggle forcxistencc. l. is more
and more borno in upon modern society that
these waits must be cared for in some way.
How to settle the question has not vet been
determined, but 1t is some help TO q solution
to know tho nature of the difficulty, and Mrs.
Campbell's paper is an aid in this direction.
Tho most significant incident in foreign poll
tics Last week was the refusal Of the French
Chamber Of Deputies to let tho new Minister Of
isancA II Daaphin, Issue e76. OOO. 900 in
lonc-sns basds Ia meet the temporary needs
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